diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 256d0bfcf..ef0fd002a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ When altering tables, import all foreign key references.
 
 - Delete extra pyscripts that were renamed # 1363
 
+### Decoding
+
+- Ensure results directory is created if it doesn't exist #1362
+
+### Spikesorting
+
+- Implement short-transaction `SpikeSortingRecording.make` for v0 #1338
+
 ## [0.5.5] (Aug 6, 2025)
 
 ### Infrastructure
@@ -90,7 +98,6 @@ When altering tables, import all foreign key references.
         present in nwb file electrodes table #1310, #1334
     - Ensure matching order of returned merge_ids and nwb files in
         `SortedSpikesGroup.fetch_spike_data` #1320
-    - Implement short-transaction `SpikeSortingRecording.make` #1338
 - Behavior
     - Implement pipeline for keypoint-moseq extraction of behavior syllables #1056
 - LFP
diff --git a/src/spyglass/decoding/v1/clusterless.py b/src/spyglass/decoding/v1/clusterless.py
index baa281152..6b0449591 100644
--- a/src/spyglass/decoding/v1/clusterless.py
+++ b/src/spyglass/decoding/v1/clusterless.py
@@ -279,15 +279,19 @@ def make(self, key):
 
         nwb_file_name = key["nwb_file_name"].replace("_.nwb", "")
 
+        # Make sure the results directory exists
+        results_dir = Path(config["SPYGLASS_ANALYSIS_DIR"]) / nwb_file_name
+        results_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
         # Generate a unique path for the results file
         path_exists = True
         while path_exists:
             results_path = (
-                Path(config["SPYGLASS_ANALYSIS_DIR"])
-                / nwb_file_name
-                / f"{nwb_file_name}_{str(uuid.uuid4())}.nc"
+                results_dir / f"{nwb_file_name}_{str(uuid.uuid4())}.nc"
             )
+            # if the results_path already exists, try a different uuid
             path_exists = results_path.exists()
+
         classifier.save_results(
             results,
             results_path,
diff --git a/src/spyglass/decoding/v1/sorted_spikes.py b/src/spyglass/decoding/v1/sorted_spikes.py
index 7b4ede194..9be6bdced 100644
--- a/src/spyglass/decoding/v1/sorted_spikes.py
+++ b/src/spyglass/decoding/v1/sorted_spikes.py
@@ -236,15 +236,19 @@ def make(self, key):
 
         nwb_file_name = key["nwb_file_name"].replace("_.nwb", "")
 
+        # Make sure the results directory exists
+        results_dir = Path(config["SPYGLASS_ANALYSIS_DIR"]) / nwb_file_name
+        results_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
         # Generate a unique path for the results file
         path_exists = True
         while path_exists:
             results_path = (
-                Path(config["SPYGLASS_ANALYSIS_DIR"])
-                / nwb_file_name
-                / f"{nwb_file_name}_{str(uuid.uuid4())}.nc"
+                results_dir / f"{nwb_file_name}_{str(uuid.uuid4())}.nc"
             )
+            # if the results_path already exists, try a different uuid
             path_exists = results_path.exists()
+
         classifier.save_results(
             results,
             results_path,